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can any tell me the list of forums which may include signature ?

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Chasing a list of "signature-friendly" forums usually backfires. Most reputable communities mark signature links as user‑generated and nofollow, so they typically do not pass ranking signals. Google explicitly recommends qualifying user-generated links with rel="ugc" or rel="nofollow" to prevent link manipulation, and treats these attributes as hints rather than credit for ranking. See Google’s guidance: Qualify your outbound links.

More importantly, dropping links in signatures for SEO can fall under link spam, especially at scale or with keyword-stuffed anchors. That is why threads like this often devolve into spam lists, as noted. Google’s policy calls out forum/comment link placement as link spam when used to pass PageRank or manipulate search: .

If you still plan to use a signature, make it for credibility and referral traffic, not PageRank. A quick workflow:

  • Read the forum’s rules for "signature" and acceptable use.

  • Inspect a live signature link with your browser devtools. If it looks like this, it is not for SEO:

    <a href="https://example.com" rel="ugc nofollow">YourBrand</a>

  • Keep anchors branded or naked URLs. Avoid keywords in anchors.

  • Measure value with analytics instead of rankings. Use a tagged URL:

    https://example.com/?utm_source=forum&utm_medium=signature&utm_campaign=community

@LastMitch suggested searching, which is fine, but prioritize relevance over volume: pick a few niche communities where you can genuinely help. Earn trust first; let the signature simply explain who you are. That approach protects you from policy issues and usually drives better, qualified traffic.

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can any tell me the list of forums which may include signature ?

You should really google on this topic. There's too many forum that has a signature.

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We don't really allow these types of discussions anymore because they just turned into a huge list of spam and places to spam. Closing this thread :)

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